White Clouds In A 5gal?

[furryrabbit]

are white cloud minnows suited to a 5gal tank ? ( most fish websites seem to think so )
how many could i put in there? what else could i put in?
im going for a river kind of look , with fast flowing water

 

[loafybones]

White Cloud Mountain Minnows will be ok in pretty much any tank. It's only a small tank though so probably not many. what are the dimensions of your tank?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I would not put them in a 5gal, far too small- they originate from cool fast flowing mountain streams in the wild. I would not advise them for tanks under 15gals really;

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=41918

 

[Gankutsuou]

Really, Even though I blatently disregarded the rule (even though I think it to be on good grounds), an inch per gallon. Stick it to keeping 3-5 White Clouds in that tank. But see, I think that a schooling/Shoaling fish such as neons should be an exception. They keep together, so they really need less space in a tank, large or small. I Have a 10 gallon, and the neons i have in it stick together like glue, and ocupy about 1/4th at a time. So would 2.5 gallon be enough? I think it'd be crule. But 5 gallon sounds all right. And actually, if i put them in a 5'er, it'd be less crowded w/o the dragon goby/khuli loach/flying fox/Pleco/Chinese butterfly sucker, but more moving room = more power!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Really, Even though I blatently disregarded the rule (even though I think it to be on good grounds), an inch per gallon. Stick it to keeping 3-5 White Clouds in that tank. But see, I think that a schooling/Shoaling fish such as neons should be an exception. They keep together, so they really need less space in a tank, large or small. I Have a 10 gallon, and the neons i have in it stick together like glue, and ocupy about 1/4th at a time. So would 2.5 gallon be enough? I think it'd be crule. But 5 gallon sounds all right. And actually, if i put them in a 5'er, it'd be less crowded w/o the dragon goby/khuli loach/flying fox/Pleco/Chinese butterfly sucker, but more moving room = more power!

Neons only shoal tightly when they are stressed out, so if yours "stick together like glue" all the time, thats a bad sign that they aern't happy. The same would also be true for WCMM's.

 

[Qays]

I agree, neons shouldnt be tightly schooling (only when theyre scared by bigger fish, or your doing a water change)

5-6 white clouds would be ok for this tank imo, it should be ok for them since theyre so small, they produce hardly any waste. They dont need a heater either btw, they will be more active in a temprature around room temp.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I'm still gonna not advise WCMM's for a 5gal on this one, they are just too active for such a small tank (it would be like keeping danio's in a bucket)- even with the one inch of fish per gal rule of thumb, because they are shoaling fish you would need at least 6 of them, so that would be overstocking the tank considering the average size of WCMM is 1.5inches.

 

[black angel]

I agree with Tokis. Its very stressful to fast moving fish to keep them in anything less than 15 gallons whether its neons or white clouds.

 

[SamUK]

and its not really the fact they take up space.


they need it to swim in!

 

[b.c.f.c]

id also agree, its not that they wouldnt fit ok in that tank , its that they need plenty of swimming space.
if i was you id go with one male betta as a better option.

 

[furryrabbit]

yeah , tbh i was only considering them if i cant find any decent bettas , thanks for the advice . i dont suppose i could keep any neolamprologus multifasciatus < multis > in this tank , could i?